Rafael Cavalcante

Rafael Cavalcante

969 ELO #2252

"Feijao"

MMA 12-7-0 (1 NC) · UFC 1-4-0 · Light Heavyweight · Last fought 10 years and 126 days ago

Rafael Cavalcante "Feijao" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Rafael Cavalcante has 1 wins in the UFC. Rafael Cavalcante lands an average of 2.71 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.6 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Light Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 969), and have not fought Rafael Cavalcante before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Jan Blachowicz 12-8-0 43 1125 3.0 156
Austen Lane 1-5-0 38 947 8.0 22
Paul Craig 9-10-0 38 1026 8.0 57
Alonzo Menifield 11-6-0 38 1090 8.0 121
Dustin Jacoby 10-6-0 38 1109 8.0 140
Alex Pereira 10-2-0 38 1165 8.0 196

Fight Results Breakdown

5
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Opponent ELO: 1002

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Reach
74'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Apr 14 1980
Age
46
Peak ELO
1008
ELO Rank
2252 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
107-49-0
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1045.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
956.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.71
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
53%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.62
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
49%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.6
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
40%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Rafael Cavalcante Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2016-02-06 UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson Ovince Saint Preux U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2015-08-01 UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia Patrick Cummins KO/TKO Elbows 3 0:45 Loss -
2014-06-14 UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov Ryan Bader U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2013-11-09 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 Igor Pokrajac KO/TKO Knee 1 1:18 Win -
2013-06-08 UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum Thiago Silva KO/TKO Punch 1 4:29 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Rafael Cavalcante ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
5 2016-02-06 Ovince Saint Preux 1072 Loss -12 969
4 2015-08-01 Patrick Cummins 1024 Loss -15 981
3 2014-06-14 Ryan Bader 1092 Loss -12 996
2 2013-11-09 Igor Pokrajac 1002 Win +22 1008
1 2013-06-08 Thiago Silva 1052 Loss -14 986

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